back in the day, Zounds Music out of Germany put out an "Audio's Audiophile" series of CDs. These were gold CDs with a variety of music that were impeccably engineered. Very enjoyable.
Funky Nothingness - Zappa 3 CD
unreleased successor to Hot Rats on CD 1, CD 2 & 3 other funk from sessions
feat: Sugarcane Harris, Max Bennett, Ian Underwood & Aynsley Dunbar
Listening now to this Japan MICP-11939 2025 release.
Wildness-Avenger, purchased from CDJapan on a complete whim.
Never heard of these boys but with a cool car cover I had to buy for the cover.
This is a real good band a cross between Dokken and Europe.
The Best Of Jeff Beck - Epic Years 1971-2003 [Blu-spec CD2] 2-Disc Set.
Japan release 2/6/2025
Being the Jeff Beck freak I am, always have to keep up. My only reason for purchasing was Jeff Beck. Popped in the Luxman listening to the hard disc. Excellent mastering/mixing, quite shocked I am. For a greatest hits CD, one of the best I have heard, guaranteed.
On January 10, 2023, the world lost Jeff Beck, a solitary genius guitarist. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his immortal masterpiece "Blow by Blow" in 2025, a Japan-exclusive best album has been created, featuring a carefully curated collection of iconic tracks and performances from his time with EPIC RECORDS (1971-2003), where he was signed for nearly 40 years. This special release is a high-quality 2-disc Blu-spec CD2 set, containing 31 tracks.
Why o Why can't the Joe Satriani catalogue be released in surround, dang it would sell like hotcakes. (one only strange beautiful music 5.1 SACD) out of 18 and a bonus disc from the box set. Are there any cool Joe live discs or live videos with good sound?
I am listening to not my first but my favorite Flying In A Blue Dream.
redbook here - after reading the Rush "Driven' book, I just had to listen to this disc. Its a great Rush disc. Peter Collins on the board , re - engineered on this edition by Kevin Gray
Ray Charles BERLIN 1962 [Pablo Records/Stereo RBCD/TT: 62:06] An incendiary LIVE event in absolutely stunning sonics! Produced by Norman Granz! VERY HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!